Mother didn't understand that children aren't frightened by stories; that their lives are full of far more frightening things than those contained in fairy tales. (Kate Morton)

Mother didn't understand that children aren't frightened by stories; that their lives are full of far more frightening things than those contained in fairy tales.

Kate Morton

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